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Commerce committee adopts DE1, sends HF2443 to Ways and Means with HOA ombudsman, fees and cannabis grant changes
Summary
The House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee adopted DE1 and the A5 amendment to House File 2443 on March 1 and re‑referred the bill to the Ways and Means Committee, advancing a package that includes Commerce operating adjustments, an HOA ombudsperson and changes to cannabis community grant funding.
The House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee adopted amendment A5 and the DE1 version of House File 2443 on March 1 and re‑referred the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Committee co‑chairs presented a finance and policy package that covers the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). The package includes operating adjustments for state agencies, changes to examiner/transfer fees for investment advisors and broker‑dealers, creation of a Common Interest Community (homeowners association) ombudsperson in Commerce and provisions affecting the OCM's CANRenew community reinvestment grants.
Grace Arnold, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, summarized the governor's budget priorities for the agency and said the administration is requesting a general‑fund operating increase of just over $3,000,000. "This is an…
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